जागना

See also: जगना

Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
जगना (jagnā)
जागना (jāgnā)
जगाना (jagānā)
जगवाना (jagvānā)

Inherited from Prakrit जग्गइ (jaggaï), from Sanskrit जाग्रति (jāgrati), a variant of जागर्ति (jāgarti), the intensive from the root गृ (gṛ, to wake). Compare Punjabi ਜਾਗਣਾ (jāgṇā) / جاگنا (jāgnā), Gujarati જાગવું (jāgvũ), Nepali जाग्नु (jāgnu), Sindhi جَاڳَڻُ (jāg̠aṇu) / जाॻणु (jāɡ̈aṇu), Bengali জাগা (jaga), Assamese জাগা (zaga), Marathi जागणे (j̈āgṇe), Konkani जाग्चे (zāgce). More distantly related to Classical Persian بیدَار (bēdār), whence Hindi बेदार (bedār, awake).

Pronunciation

Verb

जागना • (jāgnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling جاگنا)

  1. to wake up
    Synonym: जगना (jagnā)
    वह कब जागता है?vah kab jāgtā hai?When does he [usually] wake up?
  2. to be awake
    Synonym: जगना (jagnā)
    आज रात मैं ग्यारह बजे तक जागूँगा
    āj rāt ma͠i gyārah baje tak jāgūṅgā.
    I'm going to be awake until 11 tonight.
  3. to be alert, vigilant

Conjugation